Moments Between Stillness

Moments Between Stillness

Moments Between Stillness

After becoming stranded in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ilan Derech turned to the one language he knew best: photography. Each day, he wandered through unfamiliar streets, capturing fragments of a world that felt both distant and immediate. At night, he returned to his hostel to sift through the images, using them as a way to process and understand a culture, its signs, and its rhythms.


From this practice grew a new form. Inspired by the 17-syllable, three-line structure of haiku, Derech reimagined it as three visual fragments, each lasting 17 seconds. These triptychs became moving poems, meditations on time and perception.

Moments Between Stillness | 静けさの狭間 is a contemplative body of work shaped by the Japanese concept of ma (間), the space between things. Not an emptiness, but a presence: the pause between sounds, the stillness between movements. Ma offers a quiet rhythm, inviting us to slow down, to notice the subtle and the unseen.


In Moments Between Stillness, Ilan Derech captures the fleeting intervals we often overlook. The work becomes an invitation to reflect, not just on what we see, but on how we see. What deserves our attention? And what do we allow to drift past, unnoticed?

Moments Between Stillness | 静けさの狭間 is a contemplative body of work shaped by the Japanese concept of ma (間), the space between things. Not an emptiness, but a presence: the pause between sounds, the stillness between movements. Ma offers a quiet rhythm, inviting us to slow down, to notice the subtle and the unseen.


In Moments Between Stillness, Ilan Derech captures the fleeting intervals we often overlook. The work becomes an invitation to reflect, not just on what we see, but on how we see. What deserves our attention? And what do we allow to drift past, unnoticed?

Recent Sales




Heart of Water | 水の心

Collected by: Anonymous

Last Sold: 13.0 Ξ

In the heart of the pond, a fan stirs the quiet air, gentle as a whisper. Lotus blooms without sound, while koi drift like thoughts, fluid, ever-changing, beneath the surface of time. The water reflects all yet it holds no judgment, only the stillness of what lies within.

Sacred Echoes | 聖なる響き

Collected by: Anonymous

Last Sold: 13.0 Ξ

Snow whispers softly on the shrine, blanketing the world in quiet grace. Every flake a gentle prayer, falling slow, embracing space. Beneath the frozen sky, time folds into stillness deep. Here, the heart speaks softly, in silence, prayers keep.

Breath of Winter | 冬の息吹

Collected by: Anonymous

Last Sold: 12.0 Ξ

Snow falls gently on the temple, a silent prayer rising with the frost. In the quiet, everything is still, the world wrapped in white, as if time itself has paused. Here, in this sacred silence, the snow and prayer blend together, each flake a prayer, each breath a quiet blessing.

lpiecesatest 1/1

lpiecesatest 1/1

Nights of Neon | ネオンの夜

Collected by: Dr. Diamond

Last Sold: 12.5 Ξ

She steps into the light, a soft smile hidden behind. Her voice calls the night. Neon glows around, her heart sways with every note, a song from the past.

Blue Stillness | 蒼の静寂

Collected by: Anonymous

Last Sold: 11.5 Ξ

A swan glides through the blue, followed by others in quiet formation. Their feathers barely stir the lake’s surface. Mount Fuji stands tall above, its reflection perfectly mirrored below, a diamond of snow and shadow cut into still water.

Frozen Memories | 凍った記憶

Collected by: Anonymous

Last Sold: 12.0 Ξ

Neon lights paint the night, soft as snow falling on quiet streets. The world hums in a gentle glow, and memories linger, carried on the cool air, frozen in time, never to fade.

Moments Between Stillness
静けさの狭間

Catalogue, 2021–2025

Ilan Derech

P042

Nights of Neon

「ネオンの夜」

2025

東京 - Tokyo

P041

Blue Stillness

「蒼の静寂」

2025

富士山 - Fuji

P040

Heart of Water

「水の心」

2025

岐阜県 - Gifu

P039

Sacred Echoes

「聖なる響き」

2025

札幌 - Sapporo

P038

Breath of Winter

「冬の息吹」

2025

札幌 - Sapporo

P037

Frozen Memories

「凍った記憶」

2025

札幌 - Sapporo

P036

Sakura's Song

「桜囀」

2025

東京 - Tokyo

P035

Perfect Blue

「完璧な青」

2024

青森 - Aomori

P034

Shinsei

「神聖」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P033

The Girl & The Swan

「少女と白鳥」

2024

富士山 - Fuji

P032

White Flower

「白花」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P031

Echoes of Silence

「静寂のこだま」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P030

Dawn's Whisper

「ドーンのささやき」

2024

東京 - Tokyo

P029

Harukaze

「春風」

2024

富士山 - Fuji

P028

Feather Blossoms

「羽の花」

2024

富士山 - Fuji

P027

Everlasting Sakura

「永遠の桜」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P026

Natsukashii

「懐かしい」

2024

東京 - Tokyo

P025

Sakura Breeze

「桜の風」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P024

Shiro

「白」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P023

Sacred Wind

「聖なる風」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P022

Daimon

「大門」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P021

Winter Romance

「冬の愛」

2024

青森 - Aomori

P020

Eternal Fall

「永遠の秋」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P019

Kyoto's Autumn Wind

「京都の秋風」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P018

Eternal Summer

「永遠の夏」

2023

東京 - Tokyo

P017

Geisha’s Path

「芸者の道」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P016

Young Love

「若い恋」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P015

Infinite

「果てしが無い」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P014

Coming of Age

「時代の到来」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P013

Moonlight

「月明かり」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P012

Glimmer

「輝き」

2023

富士山 - Fuji

P011

Serenity

「安らぎ」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P010

Eternal Spring

「永遠の春」

2024

京都 - Kyoto

P009

Nightfall

「夕暮れ」

2024

東京 - Tokyo

P008

Raindrop Serenade

「雨粒のセレナーデ」

2024

東京 - Tokyo

P007

Frozen Bloom

「凍てつく花咲」

2024

京都 - Kyoto

P006

Snow Flower

「雪の華」

2024

京都 - Kyoto

P005

Eternal Winter

「永遠の冬」

2024

京都 - Kyoto

P004

Eternal

「永遠の」

2023

東京 - Tokyo

P003

Blue Soul

「青い魂」

2023

東京 - Tokyo

P002

Midnight Geisha

「真夜中の芸者」

2022

京都 - Kyoto

P001

I’ll be waiting for you

「君を待つ」

2021

東京 - Tokyo

We are currently in production phase.

For further information, please contact us via email or Twitter DM.


現在、生産中です。需要が高いため、新規の予約受付を7月1日まで一時停止いたします。

詳細については、メールまたはTwitterのDMでお問い合わせください。

We are currently in production phase.

For further information, please contact us via email or Twitter DM.


現在、生産中です。需要が高いため、新規の予約受付を7月1日まで一時停止いたします。

詳細については、メールまたはTwitterのDMでお問い合わせください。

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Biography
Biography

Ilan Derech is a multidisciplinary artist who transforms the quiet rhythms of everyday life into visual poetry. Drawing inspiration from the structure of haiku, his work distills fleeting moments into three-panel compositions, each lasting 17 seconds, echoing the brevity and depth of the traditional Japanese form. Through this minimalist approach, Derech invites viewers to slow down and rediscover the subtle beauty hidden in plain sight, from the rainy alleys of Tokyo to the soft glow of a Kyoto temple.


Rooted in travel and street photography, his practice blends seamlessly into the environments he captures. Favoring candid, unposed scenes, Derech creates meditative works that encourage reflection and mindfulness. Each piece offers a quiet space to pause, transforming the ordinary into something quietly profound. His work reflects a deep reverence for the poetry of daily life, guided by a timeless and contemplative aesthetic.

Copyright © 2024 Derech & Kim Studio.

All rights reserved.

東京、日本.

Copyright © 2024 Derech & Kim Studio.

All rights reserved.

東京、日本.

Moments Between Stillness

Moments Between Stillness

Moments Between Stillness

After becoming stranded in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ilan Derech turned to the one language he knew best: photography. Each day, he wandered through unfamiliar streets, capturing fragments of a world that felt both distant and immediate. At night, he returned to his hostel to sift through the images, using them as a way to process and understand a culture, its signs, and its rhythms.


From this practice grew a new form. Inspired by the 17-syllable, three-line structure of haiku, Derech reimagined it as three visual fragments, each lasting 17 seconds. These triptychs became moving poems, meditations on time and perception.

Moments Between Stillness | 静けさの狭間 is a contemplative body of work shaped by the Japanese concept of ma (間), the space between things. Not an emptiness, but a presence: the pause between sounds, the stillness between movements. Ma offers a quiet rhythm, inviting us to slow down, to notice the subtle and the unseen.


In Moments Between Stillness, Ilan Derech captures the fleeting intervals we often overlook. The work becomes an invitation to reflect, not just on what we see, but on how we see. What deserves our attention? And what do we allow to drift past, unnoticed?

Recent Sales




Heart of Water | 水の心

Collected by: Anonymous

Last Sold: 13.0 Ξ

In the heart of the pond, a fan stirs the quiet air, gentle as a whisper. Lotus blooms without sound, while koi drift like thoughts, fluid, ever-changing, beneath the surface of time. The water reflects all yet it holds no judgment, only the stillness of what lies within.

Sacred Echoes | 聖なる響き

Collected by: Anonymous

Last Sold: 13.0 Ξ

Snow whispers softly on the shrine, blanketing the world in quiet grace. Every flake a gentle prayer, falling slow, embracing space. Beneath the frozen sky, time folds into stillness deep. Here, the heart speaks softly, in silence, prayers keep.

Breath of Winter | 冬の息吹

Collected by: Anonymous

Last Sold: 12.0 Ξ

Snow falls gently on the temple, a silent prayer rising with the frost. In the quiet, everything is still, the world wrapped in white, as if time itself has paused. Here, in this sacred silence, the snow and prayer blend together, each flake a prayer, each breath a quiet blessing.

lpiecesatest 1/1

Nights of Neon | ネオンの夜

Collected by: Dr. Diamond

Last Sold: 12.5 Ξ

She steps into the light, a soft smile hidden behind. Her voice calls the night. Neon glows around, her heart sways with every note, a song from the past.

Blue Stillness | 蒼の静寂

Collected by: Anonymous

Last Sold: 11.5 Ξ

A swan glides through the blue, followed by others in quiet formation. Their feathers barely stir the lake’s surface. Mount Fuji stands tall above, its reflection perfectly mirrored below, a diamond of snow and shadow cut into still water.

Frozen Memories | 凍った記憶

Collected by: Anonymous

Last Sold: 12.0 Ξ

Neon lights paint the night, soft as snow falling on quiet streets. The world hums in a gentle glow, and memories linger, carried on the cool air, frozen in time, never to fade.

Moments Between Stillness
静けさの狭間

Catalogue, 2021–2025

Ilan Derech

P042

Nights of Neon

「ネオンの夜」

2025

東京 - Tokyo

P041

Blue Stillness

「蒼の静寂」

2025

富士山 - Fuji

P040

Heart of Water

「水の心」

2025

岐阜県 - Gifu

P039

Sacred Echoes

「聖なる響き」

2025

札幌 - Sapporo

P038

Breath of Winter

「冬の息吹」

2025

札幌 - Sapporo

P037

Frozen Memories

「凍った記憶」

2025

札幌 - Sapporo

P036

Sakura's Song

「桜囀」

2025

東京 - Tokyo

P035

Perfect Blue

「完璧な青」

2024

青森 - Aomori

P034

Shinsei

「神聖」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P033

The Girl & The Swan

「少女と白鳥」

2024

富士山 - Fuji

P032

White Flower

「白花」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P031

Echoes of Silence

「静寂のこだま」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P030

Dawn's Whisper

「ドーンのささやき」

2024

東京 - Tokyo

P029

Harukaze

「春風」

2024

富士山 - Fuji

P028

Feather Blossoms

「羽の花」

2024

富士山 - Fuji

P027

Everlasting Sakura

「永遠の桜」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P026

Natsukashii

「懐かしい」

2024

東京 - Tokyo

P025

Sakura Breeze

「桜の風」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P024

Shiro

「白」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P023

Sacred Wind

「聖なる風」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P022

Daimon

「大門」

2024

弘前市 - Hirosaki

P021

Winter Romance

「冬の愛」

2024

青森 - Aomori

P020

Eternal Fall

「永遠の秋」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P019

Kyoto's Autumn Wind

「京都の秋風」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P018

Eternal Summer

「永遠の夏」

2023

東京 - Tokyo

P017

Geisha’s Path

「芸者の道」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P016

Young Love

「若い恋」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P015

Infinite

「果てしが無い」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P014

Coming of Age

「時代の到来」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P013

Moonlight

「月明かり」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P012

Glimmer

「輝き」

2023

富士山 - Fuji

P011

Serenity

「安らぎ」

2023

京都 - Kyoto

P010

Eternal Spring

「永遠の春」

2024

京都 - Kyoto

P009

Nightfall

「夕暮れ」

2024

東京 - Tokyo

P008

Raindrop Serenade

「雨粒のセレナーデ」

2024

東京 - Tokyo

P007

Frozen Bloom

「凍てつく花咲」

2024

京都 - Kyoto

P006

Snow Flower

「雪の華」

2024

京都 - Kyoto

P005

Eternal Winter

「永遠の冬」

2024

京都 - Kyoto

P004

Eternal

「永遠の」

2023

東京 - Tokyo

P003

Blue Soul

「青い魂」

2023

東京 - Tokyo

P002

Midnight Geisha

「真夜中の芸者」

2022

京都 - Kyoto

P001

I’ll be waiting for you

「君を待つ」

2021

東京 - Tokyo

We are currently in production phase.

For further information, please contact us via email or Twitter DM.


現在、生産中です。需要が高いため、新規の予約受付を7月1日まで一時停止いたします。

詳細については、メールまたはTwitterのDMでお問い合わせください。

Preorder Waitlist

PREORDER WAITLIST

Biography

Ilan Derech is a multidisciplinary artist who transforms the quiet rhythms of everyday life into visual poetry. Drawing inspiration from the structure of haiku, his work distills fleeting moments into three-panel compositions, each lasting 17 seconds, echoing the brevity and depth of the traditional Japanese form. Through this minimalist approach, Derech invites viewers to slow down and rediscover the subtle beauty hidden in plain sight, from the rainy alleys of Tokyo to the soft glow of a Kyoto temple.


Rooted in travel and street photography, his practice blends seamlessly into the environments he captures. Favoring candid, unposed scenes, Derech creates meditative works that encourage reflection and mindfulness. Each piece offers a quiet space to pause, transforming the ordinary into something quietly profound. His work reflects a deep reverence for the poetry of daily life, guided by a timeless and contemplative aesthetic.

Copyright © 2024 Derech & Kim Studio.

All rights reserved.

東京、日本.